"At Four Seasons I started out in the regular full-time staff position, and after about two years, I moved into a corporate liaison position with my favorite group of students. It was a fascinating experience, seeing the inside of a Japanese company. It was very different from teaching, even though I (of course) still taught a lot. You see people differently when you work with them, getting to know them much better when you spend all day with them, not just an hour or two in a classroom.
      "I also got involved in some business communication and negotiation. That was very interesting too. As an ESL teacher now back in the US, I feel that I am more effective with my corporate clients and in my cross-cultural training classes.  It was a great experience."  
                             --Lisa Airoldi, 1990-1994  (full time teacher and corporate liaison)

Last updated on 10月 18, 2009 by Joe Libby